MĀORI LAND COURT JUDGMENT DELIVERY EXPECTATIONS 16 September 2026 Judgment delivery expectations All judges of the Māori Land Court aim to deliver decisions as promptly as possible. Most applications filed in the Court are resolved in Court, or in Chambers, especially the more straightforward ones.
That number will change as life interests terminate, interests are consolidated into trusts, and applications for succession are filed with the Court. Accretion and final orders In terms of the accretion, LINZ guidelines state that to establish an accretion claim the following three components must be present: 1.
Tuhinga Ārahi - Kōpoutanga rōia nā te tahua āwhina motuhake Special Aid Practice Note View the Special Aid Practice Note. Note : you must file invoices for payment to mlcspecialaidinvoice@justice.govt.nz.
Mr Tootill seeks an adjournment of the hearing for at least one week in order to familiarise himself with the history of the matter, to review the documents filed and to seek full instructions from the executor. 4.
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MĀORI LAND COURT JUDGMENT DELIVERY EXPECTATIONS 16 September 2026 Judgment delivery expectations All judges of the Māori Land Court aim to deliver decisions as promptly as possible. Most applications filed in the Court are resolved in Court, or in Chambers, especially the more straightforward ones.
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Rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 states that a report must be produced and made available to the public of all applications filed in the Māori Land Court that are six months or older and where a final decision has not yet been made on that application.
Sitting Date 10 March 2026 18 March 2026 9 June 2026 11 June 2026 7 September 2026 17 September 2026 8 December 2026 10 December 2026 Unless otherwise notified, sittings will be held by Zoom Ngā tono ki te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge applications to be heard Pānui Sitting of the Chief Judge 11 June 2026 Sitting of the Chief Judge 9 June 2026 Sitting of the Chief Judge 18 March 2026 Sitting of the Chief Judge 10 March 2026 Sitting of the Chief Judge 16 December 2025...
Judge Williams’ then attended Auckland Institute of Technology (as it was known then) for two years studying Chartered Accountancy, before transferring to Auckland University to study conjoint Law and Arts degrees and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Māori in 1994 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1995.
If you are a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the appropriate application number at: Physical address: Postal address: L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203 WELLINGTON WELLINGTON Phone: 04 914 3102 Fax: 04 914 3100 Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz STEVEN DODD Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court 2 APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICA...
